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Burnham visits Kyiv to reaffirm UK support for Ukraine
Andy Burnham used his first foreign visit as UK prime minister to travel to Kyiv, chairing a “coalition of the willing” meeting and vowing that British support for Ukraine would not waver despite “outrageous threats” from Moscow. The visit centred on a UK decision to hand over blueprints for British-made components of the Scalp missile,…
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Police Scotland chief under fire as Kushner meets Jeffries and Sydney shark survivor speaks out
Jo Farrell reportedly told she’s lost her force’s confidence, while Trump aide Jared Kushner and Democrat Hakeem Jeffries talk ahead of the US midterms. Also: an Australian activist pulls out of a rally over a death threat, and Newcastle draw with Liverpool in Kevin Keegan tribute.
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Millions of Aussies told to brace for heavy downpours and flash flooding as mammoth weather system moves across the country
Australians across several states have been warned to brace for heavy rain, storms and flash flooding as a large low-pressure system sweeps across the country from west to east. The Bureau of Meteorology says northeastern Victoria and southern New South Wales will bear the brunt, with catchments in northern Victoria already saturated and at heightened…
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Ex-spy chief warns of Chinese spying risk as Lammy hit by fraudster phone number
TalkFuse briefing: security fears over a Chinese-owned Chery research hub near Millbrook and fresh embarrassment for David Lammy lead, alongside record cyclist-pedestrian casualties, Gary storm blackouts, dramatic Ryanair footage, Waymo’s new chip and a vitamin B6 depression breakthrough.
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Skeleton with more than 160 fractures is first confirmed victim of a trebuchet
Archaeologists believe they have identified the first confirmed victim of a trebuchet strike, following a re-examination of a 700-year-old skeleton excavated from beneath the royal chapel at Stirling Castle in Scotland. Dr Jo Buckberry, a medieval warfare expert at the University of Bradford, found the remains bore more than 160 fractures consistent with a high-velocity…
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Children are ‘not safe’ on the internet: Stark warning as head of ‘Britain’s FBI’ tells Mail there are now up to 900 reports of child abuse online EVERY day
The head of the National Crime Agency, Graeme Biggar, has warned that the internet is “not safe” for children, as reports of suspected child sexual exploitation online reach as many as 900 a day. He said the UK has “already failed two generations of teenagers” by leaving them exposed to online dangers without adequate safeguards,…
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‘If I collapsed I think someone would rob me’: Life in the least friendly place in the UK where unhappy neighbours say, ‘Keep yourself to yourself – that’s the best thing to do around here’
A new study using Government Community Life Survey data has named Barking and Dagenham in east London as the least friendly place in the UK, and residents there say the finding rings true. Long-term locals describe a decline in community spirit, with one grandmother saying she would expect to be robbed rather than helped if…
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Reform vows to put British workers at top of the list for social housing
Reform UK has confirmed plans to overhaul social housing allocation, giving priority to British-born workers over foreign nationals if the party wins power. Under proposals first set out by leader Nigel Farage in June and expanded by deputy leader Richard Tice, married working couples with children under 35 and military veterans would move to the…
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Arriva North London Bus Drivers Strike Next Week Over Hot Working Conditions
More than 1,500 bus drivers employed by Arriva in North London will strike next week after negotiations with management collapsed without resolution. The industrial action centres on concerns about excessive heat in buse